diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b38ae0e..c52f06e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ This connects over Reticulum and serves the remote instance at `http://localhost
 - Desktop-oriented
 - JSON-only import
 - Forum threads prune after 30 days by default
+- Forum discovery is through the subscription graph rather than topic-based blooms
 - Best-effort maintenance
 
 ## Forum plugin
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ Enable it on the `/style` page under "Forum". A "Forum" link will appear in the
 - Auto-discovery can be disabled in the moderation page
 - Threads are auto-pruned after 30 days (configurable, or set to 0 to keep everything)
 - Moderation is local: block authors, mute threads, keyword filters, and gossip block lists with peers (auto-block after 3 peer reports)
+- **Trust circle** — Content is gated by a trust graph derived from your TinyWeb subscriptions. Each subscribed peer's forum content (and their transitive trust network) enters your view automatically. Blocking a peer cascades: their downstream trust network is removed from your view.
 
 For full feature docs, see the [tinyweb-forum README](https://codeberg.org/tinyweb/tinyweb-forum).
 
diff --git a/src/tinyweb/db.py b/src/tinyweb/db.py
index d7f269b..0e5cea2 100644
--- a/src/tinyweb/db.py
+++ b/src/tinyweb/db.py
@@ -270,6 +270,12 @@ def init_db():
         db.execute("ALTER TABLE pages ADD COLUMN reticulum_dest TEXT DEFAULT ''")
         db.commit()
 
+    # Migrate subscriptions: add forum_enabled column
+    sub_cols = [row[1] for row in db.execute("PRAGMA table_info(subscriptions)").fetchall()]
+    if "forum_enabled" not in sub_cols:
+        db.execute("ALTER TABLE subscriptions ADD COLUMN forum_enabled INTEGER DEFAULT 0")
+        db.commit()
+
     # Chunks table for semantic search embeddings
     db.execute(
         "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS chunks ("